DUISBURG, Germany – On July 24, the free Love Parade techno festival apparently drew hundreds of thousands more attendees then the site could handle. As officials tried to limit access at the wide tunnel entrance at about 5 p.m., chaos broke out, killing 20 and injuring close to 500 fans.
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NOVI SAD, Serbia – Studio Berar deployed a full JBL VerTec line array system for the 2010 Exit Festival. The festival, one of Europe's largest, took place July 8-11 at the Petrovaradin fortress near the Danube River, drawing 165,000 music fans over a four-day span. Studio Berar was awarded contracts to support three of the largest stages of the festival.
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BRASILIA, Brazil – Projesom has equipped the 400-seat SESC Gama theater with a Midas PRO6. The venue, which opened in April, hosts a variety of productions, from plays to rock concerts.
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SAN TEODORO, Italy – Quadra Luce & Design equipped Bal Harbour Restaurant and Beach Bar and The Ripping Discotheque near Sardinia's Emerald Coast with Proel gear for sound reinforcement. Both venues share design touches from architect Marco Lucchi and the designers at AFA Arredamenti.
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KINROSS, Scotland – A rainy and windy weekend didn't stop more than 80,000 people from attending the T in The Park Festival. Adlib's audio crew was also there once again, at King Tut's Wah Wah Tent, which featured Ellie Goulding, Empire of the Sun, We Are Scientists, Diana Vickers, Mumford & Sons and David Guetta.
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DURBAN, South Africa – South African Harman Professional distributor Wild & Marr equipped World Cup venue Moses Mabhida Stadium with Harman gear including AKG, BSS Audio, Crown, JBL and Soundcraft components.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Altincizme Sound & Light supported the 25th anniversary Grup Yorum concert with Harman gear including a Soundcraft Vi6 large-format console for FOH and JBL VerTec line arrays. The event sold a record 55,180 tickets. A 96-channel expansion to the Vi6 handled the Philharmonic Orchestra's addition to Grup Yorum's band for the event.
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AMSTERDAM – AIR, located on the site of the former iT club, was equipped with a Void Acoustics audio system featuring the company's Air Motion triple horns and new Trinity X sub. The brainchild of Dutch event organizer and promoter Sander Groet, AIR features an interior design by Marcel Wanders and can accommodate up to 1,300 club-goers.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Production Audio, EAW's Australian distributor, provided several EAW models for the 2010 Moomba Festival featuring Vanessa Amorosi, Colin Hay and other performers. This year's event – and gear – proved resilient enough to survive severely stormy weather.
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PLATANIAS, Greece – The Mylos club, which opened in this western village on the island of Crete in 1993, has long hosted top DJs from around the world. Owners George and Stelios Varouxakis upgraded with Adamson gear provided by local distributor/installer DNA.
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LONDON – At a recent Alicia Keys concert at the O2 Arena, monitor engineer Kevin Glendinning chose four wireless Audio-Technica Artist Elite AEW-T4100 microphones (in conjunction with 5000 Series receivers) for Keys and her three backing singers.
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JOHANNESBURG – Soccer fans watched screens set up at four official FIFA Fan Fest venues in South Africa and heard the World Cup action via EAW speaker systems provided by Surgesound, EAW's South African distributor.
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